Think Agile

PART III

Monitoring and Troubleshooting

You now possess the knowledge and tools necessary to become an agile entrepreneur, but as you move forward, you’ll need two more skills: the ability to be flexible as a business leader and manager (and not just as a “doer”), and a perspective that will help you anticipate and respond to change in the coming years.

In terms of the former, think of agility holistically. As important as it is as a business owner to be able to consider all your funding options, it’s just as important as a leader to be open to all your people’s ideas. In terms of the latter, you should not get locked into your present concerns but broaden your outlook so you’re thinking about what might happen down the road and how you can adjust ...